Excessive Heat in Southern Baltimore, Maryland

Excessive Heat July 5, 2012 · Southern Baltimore, Maryland

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heat indices were measured up to 112 degrees at the Maryland Science Center. There were three fatalities reported due to the heat.

The wider storm

Upper-level high provided plenty of subsidence while a southerly flow continued over the area due to surface high pressure off the coast. The subsidence and southerly flow caused hot and humid conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 405564. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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